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Update problems of Rcmdr?

4 messages · Kenneth Cabrera, John Fox

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Hi R users:

I got this messages when I try to use the Rcmdr library, after
I make an update with update.packages() command.
I am using R221 in windows environment.

 > library(Rcmdr)
Loading required package: tcltk
Loading Tcl/Tk interface ... done
Loading required package: car
Error in parse(file, n, text, prompt) : syntax error in "*"
Error: .onAttach failed in 'attachNamespace'
Error: package/namespace load failed for 'Rcmdr'

Thank you for your help

Kenneth
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Dear Kenneth,

After just running update.packages() myself, I can't duplicate this error
(using R 2.2.1 under Win XP). 

Can you provide a little more information? Are any but the standard packages
loaded when you issue the library(Rcmdr) command? Have you made any
modifications to a startup file, such as Rprofile.site?

I'm sorry that I can't offer any additional suggestions at this point.

John

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John Fox
Department of Sociology
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada L8S 4M4
905-525-9140x23604
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox 
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Hi R users:

I am not sure how do I  fix it.
But I erase an old R library installation (2.2.0), and also I erase all 
"filexxxx" directories on the
R.2.2.1 library directory, and then I try library(Rcmdr) again and it 
works!.

Any way, how could I trace or debug, so I get a hint whats going on with 
a similar problem in the future?

Thank you very much for your help.

Kenneth
John Fox wrote:

            
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Dear Kenneth,

It's very difficult for me to tell from the information that you've given
what the problem might have been. I'm glad, however, that things are working
now.

One thought: Do you have the R_LIBS environment variable set? If so, it's
possible that you were picking up an old version of a package. Perhaps
someone else will come up with a better explanation.

Regards,
 John

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John Fox
Department of Sociology
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada L8S 4M4
905-525-9140x23604
http://socserv.mcmaster.ca/jfox 
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